List of heirs to the Burmese thrones

History of Burma

Prehistory 11,000–200 BCE Pyu city-states 200 BCE–835 CE Mon kingdoms 825?–1057 Arakanese kingdoms 788?–1406
Pagan Dynasty 849–1298 Pagan Empire 1044–1287 Mongol invasions 1277–1301 Warring states period Upper Burma 1298–1555 Myinsaing 1298–1313 Pinya 1313–1364 Sagaing 1315–1364 Ava 1364–1555 Prome 1482–1542 Ramanya 1287–1539 Shan states 1215–1557 Arakan 1430–1784 Toungoo Dynasty 1510–1752 Toungoo Empire 1530–1599 Nyaungyan period 1599–1752 Restored Hanthawaddy 1740–1757 Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885
British colonial period 1824–1948 Anglo-Burmese wars 1824–1885 Nationalist movement 1900–1948 Japanese occupation 1942–1945 State of Burma 1943–1945
Modern era 1948–present Union of Burma 1948–1962 Socialist Republic 1962–1988 Union of Myanmar 1988–2010 Republic of the Union of Myanmar 2010–present
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This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the Burmese monarch to inherit the throne of various Burmese kingdoms (849–1885). Those who actually succeeded at any future time are shown in bold.

1 Pagan Dynasty
2 Pinya Kingdom
3 Sagaing Kingdom
4 Ava Kingdom
5 Hanthawaddy Kingdom
6 Prome Kingdom
7 Toungoo Dynasty
8 Konbaung Dynasty
9 References
10 External sources

Pagan Dynasty

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Pyinbya	Tannet	Heir apparent	son	878? father succeeded	906 succeeded	Theinhko 934?–943
Sale Ngahkwe	Theinhko	Heir apparent	son	934? father succeeded	943 succeeded	Sokkate 1014?–1020
Kyiso	Sokkate	Heir presumptive	brother	1014? father succeeded	1020? succeeded	Sawlu 1044?–1077
Anawrahta	Sawlu	Heir apparent	son	1044? father succeeded	1077 succeeded	Alaungsithu 1086–1113, grandson
Kyansittha	Alaungsithu	Heir apparent	grandson	1086 grandfather succeeded	1113 succeeded	Min Shin Saw 1113?–?, son
Alaungsithu	Min Shin Saw	Heir apparent	son	1113? father succeeded	? exiled	Narathu ?–1167, brother
Alaungsithu	Narathu	Heir presumptive	son	116? brother exiled	1167 brother assassinated	Naratheinkha 1167–1170, son
Narathu	Naratheinkha	Heir apparent	son	1167 father succeeded	1170 succeeded	Narapatisithu 1170–1173, brother
Narathu	Narapatisithu	Heir presumptive	brother	1170 brother succeeded	1173 succeeded	Htilominlo ?–1210, son
Narapatisithu	Htilominlo	Heir apparent	son	? father succeeded	1210 succeeded	Kyaswa ?–1234, son
Htilominlo	Kyaswa	Heir apparent	son	? father succeeded	1234 succeeded	Uzana 1234–1250, son
Narathu	Uzana	Heir apparent	son	1234 father succeeded	1250 succeeded	Narathihapate 1254, son
Uzana	Narathihapate	Heir presumptive	son	1254 father succeeded	1254 succeeded	Uzana of Bassein ?–1287, son
Narathihapate	Uzana of Bassein	Heir presumptive	son	? father succeeded	1287 assassinated	End of Pagan Dynasty

Pinya Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Thihathu	Uzana I	Heir apparent	adopted son	1315 Formation of Pinya Kingdom	1324 succeeded	Kyawswa I 1324?–1343, half-brother
Uzana I	Kyawswa I	Heir apparent	half-brother	1324? brother succeeded	1343 succeeded	Kyawswa II 1343–1350, son
Kyawswa I	Kyawswa II	Heir apparent	son	1343 father succeeded	1350 succeeded	Narathu 1350–1359, brother
Kyawswa II	Narathu	Heir presumptive	brother	1343 brother succeeded	1350 succeeded	Uzana II 1364, brother
Narathu	Uzana II	Heir presumptive	brother	1364 brother deposed	1364 succeeded	End of Pinya Kingdom

Sagaing Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Sawyun	Tarabya I	Heir presumptive	half-brother	1315 Formation of Sagaing Kingdom	1323 succeeded	Kyaswa 1323–1343, nephew
Tarabya I	Kyaswa	Heir apparent	uncle	1323 son of Sawyun	1336 usurped	Nawrahta Minye 1340?–1350, brother
Kyaswa	Nawrahta Minye	Heir apparent	brother	1340? brother succeeded	1350 succeeded	Tarabya II 1350, brother
Nawrahta Minye	Tarabya II	Heir apparent	brother	1350 brother succeeded	1350 succeeded	Minbyauk Thihapate 1350–1352, brother-in-law
Tarabya II	Minbyauk Thihapate	Heir presumptive	brother-in-law	1350 brother-in-law succeeded	1352 succeeded	End of Sagaing Kingdom

Ava Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Swasawke	Tarabya	Heir apparent	son	13?? father elected king	December 1400 succeeded	Kale Kyetaungnyo 1401, son
Tarabya	Kale Kyetaungnyo	Heir presumptive	son	December 1400 father succeeded	July 1401 uncle succeeded	Theiddat 1401, uncle
Minkhaung I	Theiddat	Heir presumptive	brother	July 1401 brother succeeded	February 1407 nephew anointed	Minyekyawswa 1407–1417, nephew
	Minyekyawswa	Heir apparent	son	February 1407 anointed	13 March 1417 killed in action	Thihathu 1419–1422, brother
	Thihathu	Heir apparent	son	1419 brother died	February 1422 succeeded	Minhlange 1426, son
Thihathu	Minhlange	Heir presumptive	son	February 1422? father succeeded	September 1426 succeeded	Minyekyawswa of Ava 1427–1440
Mohnyin Thado	Minyekyawswa of Ava	Heir apparent	son	7 May 1427 father succeeded	February 1440 succeeded	Narapati 1440–1443, brother
Minyekyawswa of Ava	Narapati	Heir presumptive	brother	February 1440 brother succeeded	January 1443 succeeded	Thihathura 14??–1469, son
Narapati of Ava	Thihathura	Heir apparent	son	January 1443 father succeeded	25 July 1468 succeeded	Minkhaung II 1469–1481, son
Thihathura	Minkhaung II	Heir apparent	son	25 July 1468 father succeeded	February 1481 succeeded	Thihathura II 1481–1502, son
Minkhaung II	Thihathura II	Heir apparent	son	February 1481 father succeeded	1487 became joint-king	Shwenankyawshin 1502, brother
Minkhaung II	Shwenankyawshin	Heir apparent	son	21 February 1502 brother died	27 March 1502 succeeded	Mobye Narapati 1543–1546
Hkonmaing	Mobye Narapati	Heir apparent	son	April 1543 father elected	February 1546 succeeded

Hanthawaddy Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Wareru	Hkun Law	Heir presumptive	brother	December 1287 brother founded dynasty	January 1307 succeeded	Yan Maw La Mon 1307–1311, brother
Hkun Law	Yan Maw La Mon	Heir presumptive	brother	January 1307 brother succeeded	1307 killed in action	Saw Zein 13??–1324, nephew
Saw O	Saw Zein	Heir apparent	brother	13?? brother succeeded	October 1324 succeeded	Binnya U 13??–1348, son
Binnya E Law	Binnya U	Heir apparent	nephew	13?? uncle succeeded	1348 succeeded	Bawnganmon 1370s?–1383, son
Binnya U	Bawnganmon	Heir apparent	son	1370s? father succeeded	1384 brother succeeded	Bawlawkyantaw 1383–1390, nephew
Razadarit	Bawlawkyantaw	Heir presumptive	son	January 1384 father succeeded	1390 executed	Binnya Dhammaraza 14??–1422, brother
Razadarit	Binnya Dhammaraza	Heir apparent	son	14?? brother died	1422 succeeded	Binnya Ran I 1422–1426, brother
Binnya Dhammaraza	Binnya Ran I	Heir apparent	brother	1422 brother succeeded	1426 succeeded	Binnya Waru 14??–1446, nephew
Binnya Ran I	Binnya Waru	Heir apparent	nephew adopted son	14?? uncle succeeded	1446 succeeded	Dhammazedi 1460–1472, brother-in-law
Shin Sawbu	Dhammazedi	Heir apparent	son-in-law	1460 mother-in-law succeeded	1472 succeeded	Binnya Ran II 1472–1492, son
Dhammazedi	Binnya Ran II	Heir apparent	son	1472 father succeeded	1492 succeeded	Takayutpi 15??–1526, son
Binnya Ran II	Takayutpi	Heir apparent	son	15?? father succeeded	1526 succeeded

Prome Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Thado Minsaw	Bayin Htwe	Heir apparent	son	? father founded kingdom	c. February 1527 brother succeeded	Narapati 1527–1533, son
Bayin Htwe	Narapati	Heir apparent	son	February 1527? father dethroned	c. January 1533 succeeded	Minkhaung 1533–1539, brother
Narapati	Minkhaung	Heir presumptive	brother	January 1533? uncle succeeded	c. February 1539 succeeded

Toungoo Dynasty

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Mingyinyo	Tabinshwehti	Heir apparent	son	16 April 1516 Only son	26 October 1530 succeeded	Bayinnaung 1542–1550, brother-in-law
Tabinshwehti	Bayinnaung	Heir presumptive	brother-in-law	May 1542 anointed	30 April 1550 succeeded	Nanda 1551–1581, son
Bayinnaung	Nanda	Heir apparent	son	11 January 1551 father succeeded	9 November 1581 succeeded	Mingyi Swa 1581–1593, son
Nanda	Mingyi Swa	Heir apparent	son	9 November 1581 father succeeded	18 January 1593 killed in action	Minyekyawswa I 1594–1599, brother
Nanda	Minyekyawswa I	Heir apparent	son	31 January 1594^[1] brother died	19 December 1599 father deposed	Anaukpetlun 1599–1606, cousin
Nyaungyan	Anaukpetlun	Heir apparent	son	19 December 1599 father succeeded	3 March 1606 succeeded	Thalun 1606–1628, brother
Anaukpetlun	Thalun	Heir apparent	brother	3 March 1606 father succeeded	9 July 1628 nephew succeeded	Minyekyawswa II 1629–1647, brother
Thalun	Minyekyawswa II	Heir apparent	brother	19 August 1629 brother succeeded	18 August 1647 died	Pindale 1647–1648, nephew
Thalun	Pindale	Heir apparent	son	18 August 1647 uncle died	19 October 1648 succeeded	Pye 1648–1661
Pindale	Pye	Heir presumptive	brother	19 October 1648 brother succeeded	4 June 1661 succeeded	Narawara 1661–1672, son
Pye	Narawara	Heir apparent	son	4 June 1661 father succeeded	13 April 1672 succeeded	Sanay 1673–1698, nephew
Minyekyawdin	Sanay	Heir apparent	son	27 February 1673? father succeeded	4 May 1698 succeeded	Taninganway 1698–1714, son
Sanay	Taninganway	Heir apparent	son	4 May 1698? father succeeded	22 September 1714 succeeded	Mahadhammaraza Dipadi 1733, son
Taninganway	Mahadhammaraza Dipadi	Heir presumptive	son	23 November 1733 elected	23 November 1733 succeeded	End of Toungoo Dynasty

Konbaung Dynasty

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Alaungpaya	Naungdawgyi	Heir apparent	son	21 March 1752 Formation of Konbaung Dynasty	11 May 1760 succeeded	Hsinbyushin 1760–1763, brother
Naungdawgyi	Hsinbyushin	Heir presumptive	brother	11 May 1760 brother succeeded	28 November 1763 succeeded	Singu 1763–1776, son
Hsinbyushin	Singu	Heir apparent	brother	28 November 1763 father succeeded	10 June 1776 succeeded	Pyinsi 1776–1782, son
Singu	Pyinsi	Heir presumptive	son	10 June 1776 father succeeded	6 February 1782 killed	Thado Minsaw 1783–1808, first cousin
Bodawpaya	Thado Minsaw	Heir apparent	son	13 July 1783 father succeeded	9 April 1808 died	Bagyidaw 1808–1819, son
Bodawpaya	Bagyidaw	Heir apparent	son	17 April 1808 father died	5 June 1819 succeeded	Tharrawaddy 1819–1837, younger brother
Bagyidaw	Tharrawaddy	Heir apparent	brother	5 June 1819 brother succeeded	15 April 1837 succeeded	Pagan 1842–1846, son
Tharrawaddy	Pagan	Heir apparent	son	August 1842 father succeeded	17 November 1846 succeeded	Mindon 1846–1852, younger brother
Pagan	Mindon	Heir presumptive	brother	17 November 1846 brother succeeded	18 February 1853 succeeded	Kanaung 1852–1866, younger brother
Mindon	Kanaung	Heir apparent	brother	18 February 1853 brother succeeded	2 August 1866 assassinated	Thibaw 1878, nephew
Mindon	Thibaw	Heir apparent	son	19 September 1878 elected	1 October 1878 succeeded	End of Konbaung Dynasty End of Burmese monarchy

Thibaw Min was deposed and exiled in 1885. He died in exile in India in 1916. He was succeeded as head of the family by his daughters Myat Paya Lat (1916–1956) and Myat Phaya (1956–1962). Since 1962 the claimant to the throne has been Taw Phaya, the second son of Princess Myat Phaya.

References

^ Hmannan, vol. 3, p. 96, 8th waxing of Tabodwe 955

External sources

Maung Htin Aung, A History of Burma, Cambridge University Press, New York and London, 1967
Harvey, G. E., History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824, London, 1925
Phayre, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P., History of Burma, London, 2nd edition, 1967
Royal Ark by Christopher Buyers

Burmese monarchs

Pagan Dynasty 849–1298	Pyinbya · Tannet · Sale Ngahkwe · Theinhko · Nyaung-u Sawrahan · Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu · Kyiso · Sokkate · Anawrahta · Sawlu · Kyansittha · Alaungsithu · Narathu · Naratheinkha · Narapatisithu · Htilominlo · Kyaswa · Uzana · Narathihapate · Kyawswa¹

Myinsaing and Pinya Kingdoms 1298–1364	Athinhkaya², Yazathingyan² and Thihathu² · Thihathu · Uzana I · Kyawswa I · Kyawswa II · Narathu · Uzana II

Sagaing Kingdom 1315–1364	Sawyun · Tarabya I · Shwetaungtet · Kyaswa · Nawrahta Minye · Tarabya II · Minbyauk Thihapate

Ava Kingdom 1364–1555	Thadominbya · Swasawke · Tarabya · Minkhaung I · Thihathu · Minhlange · Kale Kyetaungnyo · Mohnyin Thado · Minyekyawswa · Narapati I · Thihathura · Minkhaung II² and Thihathura II² · Narapati II · Thohanbwa³ · Hkonmaing³ · Narapati III³ · Narapati IV³

Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1287–1539, 1550–1552	Wareru · Hkun Law · Saw O · Saw Zein · Zein Pun · Saw E · Binnya E Law · Binnya U · Razadarit · Binnya Dhammaraza · Binnya Ran I · Binnya Waru · Binnya Kyan · Leik Munhtaw · Shin Sawbu · Dhammazedi · Binnya Ran II · Takayutpi · Smim Sawhtut⁴ · Smim Htaw⁴

Mrauk U Kingdom 1430–1784	Min Saw Mon · Min Khari · Ba Saw Phyu · Dawlya · Ba Saw Nyo · Ran Aung · Salin Gathu · Min Raza · Gazapati · Min Saw O · Thasata · Min Bin · Dikkha · Saw Hla · Min Sekkya · Min Phalaung · Min Razagyi · Min Khamaung · Thiri Thudhamma · Min Sani · Narapati · Thado · Sanda Thudhamma · Thiri Thuriya · Wara Dhammaraza · Muni Thudhammaraza · Sanda Thuriya I · Nawrahta Zaw · Mayuppiya · Kalamandat · Naradipati · Sanda Wimala I · Sanda Thuriya II · Sanda Wizaya · Sanda Thuriya III · Naradipati II · Narapawara · Sanda Wizala · Madarit · Naraapaya · Thirithu · Sanda Parama · Apaya · Sanda Thumana · Sanda Wimala II · Sanda Thaditha · Thamada

Prome Kingdom 1482–1542	Thado Minsaw · Bayin Htwe · Narapati⁵ · Minkhaung⁵

Toungoo Dynasty 1510–1752	Mingyinyo · Tabinshwehti · Bayinnaung · Nanda · Nyaungyan · Anaukpetlun · Minyedeippa · Thalun · Pindale · Pye · Narawara · Minyekyawdin · Sanay · Taninganway · Mahadhammaraza Dipadi

Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1740–1757	Smim Htaw Buddhaketi · Binnya Dala

Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885	Alaungpaya · Naungdawgyi · Hsinbyushin · Singu · Phaungka · Bodawpaya · Bagyidaw · Tharrawaddy · Pagan · Mindon · Thibaw

¹Mongol vassal (1297–1298) ²Co-Regents ³Confederation of Shan States (1527–1555) ⁴Brief revival (1550–1552) ⁵Vassal of Confederation of Shan States (1533–1542)

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